The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-02-18
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS,
RFSrnRING RrpIrrArInN

Senator Bowen introduced series of
whereases Tuesday and wound the same
up by resolved" that the senate (the
house Representatives concurring)can
eel and expunge from the records of the
journals of the legislature setting as
high count of impeachment for the trial
of f. st. Julien Cox in 1882. Feeling
speeches and words of sympathy were
freely poured out by Senators Bowen
and Ward, and the matter was finally
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
1t may perhaps be Well enough to re-
lieve Cox from the odium resting upon
him through the conviction rendered by
the court of Impeachment. 1t may do
him good. II can harm no one at best,
and it would seem that his punishment
has been sufficient to satisfy the cravings
of an outraged public.
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
The temperance committee reported
favorable the bill supplementary to the
high license law and to facilitate the en-
forcement of its provisions. 1t pre-
scribes the penalties for its violation,
and, among other things, declares that
any local officer who issues q license
without the payment ofthe moneys pro-
vided for shall be guilty ola misdemean-
or aud punishable by both fine and I'M
prisonment.
TAXING EXPRESS COMPANIES.
The commerce committee reported the
express company bill favorable. Itpro-
vides for the taxation of express COM
panies on the basis of 3 per cent on
gross receipts, excepting the moneys
which they receive for transit over other
lines and which do not constitute any
| part Of their receipts.
SALARY BILL.
The salary of the secretary of state is
fixed by the bill which the special COM
mittee reported Tuesday afternoon, at
s., 500. All fees and perquisites are cut
off, but the notary fees are handed over
for the next two years to the private
secretary of the governor.
hNbIhhn lSiSENSh
There will be no let up on the part of
the opponents of the high license until
all means have been resorted to and thor
oughly tested to secure some compromise
in the way of radical reduction from
the bill recently put through the legis-
lature for the better regulation of the
liquor traffic. Anew bill was introduced
in the legislature Tuesday for the repeal
of the Prosser law and substituting
therefore a measure which provides that
in cities of 20, 600 and over the license
shall be 5000, in cities over 5000 and
under 1900 the license shall be 800
and in towns and cities under 5000 it
shall be $500. There is no likelihood that
the proposed law will secure favorable
hearing. .... ..... ...-
WANT MORE MONEY.
That old shell occupied as a State Cap
ital must have another fortune sunk
within its walls TO keep 1t from topping
over. The expert committee appointed
TO examine and report its condition,
recommend that $4,000 be appropria-
ted forthwith to put it "in permanent
ly safe condition." and also that 'tthe
further sum of $4,000 be appropriated
to replace the present roof with fire.
proof construction" Better take this
hundred thousand dollars, add trifle TO
it, and put up building that will not de-
mand an annual appropriation ofthous.
ands to place 1t in "a permanently safe
condition" The tax payers are getting
rather weary of seeing so much hard
earned money sunk in rat hole.